“Hope on the Horizon”

November 3, 2009

On a recent drive to Birmingham, I found myself looking anxiously toward the clouds.  They were dark, heavy, and just plain foreboding-looking.  The sun was absolutely nowhere to be seen.  The longer I drove, the worse the sky looked.  I was pretty concerned that the weather was about to take a turn for the worse.  I found myself fretting and wishing I was anywhere but there.

The closer I got to my destination, I started noticing a change.  As I looked toward the horizon, I could make out a distinct line in the distance.  The sky directly over me was still just as threatening in appearance as it had been, but I could make out the hope of better weather on the horizon.  As I drew nearer to that line, an amazing thing happened.  The clouds seemed to dissipate right above my head.   

Before I knew it, I was surrounded by glorious sunlight.  My spirits were buoyed by the sight.

Oh, how often that same scenario plays out in my life!  When the troubles of life surround me, threatening to close in about me, I can lose sight of hope.  Instead of looking to the source of light and hope, I focus on the darkness around me and the problems I expect to assail me.

 When I look towards Jesus, all my fears, doubts, and current problems dissipate.  When I take shelter from the storms of life in the arms of Jesus, He soothes my troubled heart and causes the storms to be calmed.  

  

No matter if the Son seems to be obscured by the clouds, He is still there, offering hope and refuge.  I praise Him for that!